Mariana Ianelli is a poet, essayist and literary
critic from São Paulo with an M.A. in Literature and Literary Criticism. She has
contributed to anthologies, literary journals, and newspapers and
has published several books. Treva Alvorada (Illuminuras, 2010) received an
Honorary Mention for the Casa de Las Americas Prize.

Maria da Glória Bordini

Maria da Glória Bordini has a PhD in Literary Theory from
the Pontificia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul. She is a collaborating professor in the Graduate
Program in Letters at the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, where she
is a specialist in Literary Theory, Literary Criticism, and Literatures in
Portuguese. She is also Associate Editor of Brasil/Brazil, A Journal of
Brazilian Literature (Brown University).